It goes to dominant-subordinate thinking which has been supplanted in  
the acceptable public consciousness by reflexive equality. Therefore,  
in the historic sense, it is accurate, but in current usage, it is a  
pejorative statement.

Lyle Browning


On Nov 6, 2008, at 2:42 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> In another forum, I corrected a comment about the president-elect  
> being the first Black American to become president by pointing out  
> that by definition he is a mulatto.? I got a significant amount of  
> negative comment on my use of the word suggesting that it is a  
> racially inappropriate term, although found in?every dictionary I  
> researched.
>
> Is this the?academic/educational system?language police at work, or  
> is it a truly offensive term?
>
> J South
>
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